Category Archives: Local News
Peoria set to seal Centennial Time Capsule next week
PEORIA, Ill. - The City of Peoria presented a proclamation commemorating the placement of a Centennial Time Capsule at the City Council meeting earlier this week. The time capsule will be placed into ...
May 01, 2026 (City of Peoria)
Local students to receive Rotary Club's Sterling Merit Awards
PEORIA, Ill. - Students from 15 area schools are set to be honored at the 2026 Sterling Merit Awards Banquet. The Rotary Club of Peoria is hosting the annual event, which is expected to bring together...
May 01, 2026
Peoria Rivermen take Game One of the President's Cup
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Rivermen took Game One of the President's Cup Thursday night in Peoria 2-1. A minute and half into overtime, rookie Tyler Ryder's goal had the crowd cheering at Carver Arena....
May 01, 2026 Rivermen rookie Tyler Ryder scored his first-ever playoff goal in the pros, lifting the Rivermen to a 2-1 win Thursday over Evansville. (Peoria Rivermen Hockey)
DOJ launches investigations into 36 Pre-K-12 Schools in Illinois
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Justice is launching investigations into whether 36 public school districts in Illinois have included sexual orientation and gender ideology content in pre-K ...
May 01, 2026 Milkos / Depositphotos.com
Peoria firefighters rescue seven pets from fire Thursday night
PEORIA, Ill. - Firefighters in Peoria were busy late Thursday night battling a structure fire that spread to a trailer and a detached garage, but they safely pulled seven pets out of the home. Fire Ba...
May 01, 2026 (Midwest Communications)
Update: Peoria Co. Sheriff's deputies capture wanted man
Updated at 7:45 a.m. PEORIA, Ill. - Around 7 a.m. Friday, Peoria County Sheriff's deputies were called to a home in the 1800 block of Kickapoo Creek Road, on reports of a man found in someone's garage...
May 01, 2026 Police are searching for 52-year-old Christopher Richerson, wanted for Aggravated Battery and Attempted Murder out of Tazewell County. (Peoria Police)
SAFE-T Act back in spotlight after killing of Chicago Police officer
Article Summary The SAFE-T Act is once again making headlines after a man on pretrial release was charged for the murder of Chicago Police Officer John Bartholomew. Republicans are calling for changes...
Apr 30, 2026 Republican candidate for governor Darren Bailey holds a news conference at the Illinois Peace Officers Memorial outside the Capitol in Springfield on Thursday, April 30, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois by Jenna Schweikert)
Woman arrested after allegedly shooting man in Peoria
PEORIA, Ill. - A woman was arrested after allegedly shooting someone in Peoria Wednesday night. Peoria Police says officers found an adult male with a gunshot wound to the leg in the area of Lehman an...
Apr 30, 2026 (Peoria County Sheriff's Office)
Latest batch of students sign commitments through Illinois Central College's apprenticeship program
EAST PEORIA, Ill. - The latest batch of students to make a commitment to an apprenticeship in central Illinois signed on the dotted line Thursday. Illinois Central College hosted a ceremony at the Per...
Apr 30, 2026 Students sign contracts to begin their journey with Illinois Central College's apprenticeship program. (T.J. Carson/1470 & 100.3 WMBD)
Senate committee passes bill to protect prescription info for trans, abortion patients
Article Summary A new bill would preserve the privacy of transgender and abortion patients by removing testosterone from the state's Prescription Monitoring Program and prohibiting the state from addi...
Apr 30, 2026 State Sen. Adriene Johnson talks to Planned Parenthood Illinois Action lobbyist Michael Zirir during a Senate committee hearing on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. (Capitol News Illinois photo by Jenna Schweikert)
